Storm-coat.



W. S. BARKER.

STORM COAT.

APPLICATION FlLED FEB.27.1911.

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W. S. BARKER.

STORM EOAT.

APPLICATION FILED 8.27.1911.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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WALTER S. BARKER, 0F CAMBRIDGE, MASSAGHUSETT$.

STORM-COAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atented Nov. as, 1915.

Application filed February 27 1911. Serial No. 611,254.

To all whom it 'nta/ e concern Be it known that I, VALTER S. BARKER, residing at Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex and State of lvlassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Storm-Coats, of which the following is a specification.

Storm-coats, as usually made, are composed of a waterproof outer part comprising a body-portion with sleeves, and a lining constructed similar to the outer part, said outer part and lining being attached together by stitches or other means at the seams and at the edges, the seams of both being superimposed, or arranged opposite each other or coincident, being thus in common. If the seams are stitched, the stitches will pass entirely through the coat, and such a coat is liable to leak at the seams.

This invention has for its main object to improve the construction of storm-coats to the end that water which passes through the outer part, at the seams, or elsewhere, will be prevented from continuing its course directly through the lining and thus reaching the wearer.

In carrying out my invention the outer part and the lining, socalled, are made entirely separate, each comprising a body-portion with sleeves and thus being complete in itself, hence herein the lining is referred to as the inner part. Each part is waterproof or has a waterproof surface facing outward, and the waterproof coating usually extends over the seams and covers the stitches. The outer and inner parts are dissimilarly constructed, the shape of the pieces composing them being such that the seams of one part do not coincide with the seams of the other part. The body portions of said outer and inner parts are attached together at such points as are necessary to prevent the withdrawal of the inner part from the outer part when removing it from the person, as for instance, at the neck and at the sides of the front opening, but, elsewhere are preferably unattached, particularly at the bottom; and the sleeves are or may be merely caught together at one or more points intermediate their length, but elsewhere are unattached. The outer and inner parts, when thus attached together, provide an unobstructed space between them throughout their entire area, or thereabout, so that water which passes through the outer part at the seams or elsewhere, due to faulty construction or an abrasion or other cause, meets the waterproof surface of the inner part and is caused to flow over said surface to the bottom of the coat where it escapes.

Figure 1 is a front elevation and partial section of a storm-coat embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation and partial section of the storm-coat shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an interior view of a portion of the coat, showing'a portion of the collar and one of the arm-holes. Fig. 4 is a detail of the top portion of the inner part shown in Fig. 1, laid out flat and drawn on a reduced scale. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of the coat shown in Fi g. 1, taken through the body and drawn on a reduced scale.

The outer part of the coat is constructed separate from the inner part, being complete in itself and comprises a body-portion having sleeves. It may be of any usual or suitable construction, yet for purposes of illustration see Figs. 1 to 5, the body-portion is here represented as composed of two pieces, a and a, each extending from the neck 6 to the bottom of the coat, which are secured together at the middle of the back, at a the front edges of said pieces being arranged to overlap each other at the front opening, and the upper edge of each piece at the front and back of the coat being brought together to form the shoulder seam Z) at the top of the shoulder and to provide arm-holes. The sleeves a are composed each of two pieces secured together in the direction of their length, said pieces being secured to the body-portion at the armholes. Said outer part, constructed in this manner or in lieu thereof in any other suitable manner, is or may be made of waterproof material or treated. with a waterproof substance.

The inner part of the coat is constructed separate from the outer part, being complete in itself and comprises a body-portion with sleeves. It may be of any usual or suitable construction, but is unlike the outer part, and for purposes of illustration said inner part is here represented in Figs. 1 to 5 as composed of four pieces. One piece, as d, includes the top part of the body-portion and both sleeves, as represented in Fig. 4, it extending across the back and over the shoulders and to the extremities of both sleeves. Another piece, as 45, includes the back of the body-portion, it extending from the piece d to the bottom of the body-portion, and the other pieces d and (Z being the front pieces which extend from the shoulder seams d at the front of the shoulder to the bottom of the coat, one side of each front piece being attached to a side of the back piece, and the other side being attached to an edge of the outer part at the side of the front opening. Constructing said inner part dissimilar to the outer'part, the seams of the two parts do not coincide. Said inner part is or may be made of waterproof material or treated with a waterproof substance to render it Waterproof; and it may have applied to its outer surface a waterproof substance. The outer part and inner part, thus separately but dissimilarly constructed and each complete in itself, are attached together around the neck and along the sides of the front opening, and at points f near the extremities of the sleeves, but are elsewhere unattached, particularly at the bottom and at the extremities of the sleeves, so that an unobstructed area extends throughout the garment. Any Water passing through the outer part, whether through the seams or elsewhere, meets the waterproofed surface of the inner part and is permitted to flow over said surface to the bottom of the coat and to the extremities of the sleeves Where it escapes.

I claim A storm coat constructed of a complete inner garment and a complete outer garment, a particular portion of the outer garment completely inclosing and being in every particular of increased dimension with respect to the similar portion of the inner garment, the seam portions of the inner garment being out of coincidence with the similar portions of the outer garment, the garments being secured together at the marginal edges of the front openings and by a shortline of stitching adjacent the free ends of the sleeves, the remaining portions of the respective garments being wholly free of connection one with another to present unobstructed escape of any water finding its Way through the outer garment.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER S. BARKER.

Vitnesses:

B. J. Norns, H. B. DAVIS.

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